FLINT LOCK RELIEF CARVED BEDFORD COUNTY KENTUCKY RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO PETER WHITE.

FLINT LOCK RELIEF CARVED BEDFORD COUNTY KENTUCKY RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO PETER WHITE. SN NSN. 43-3/4″ full oct signed 45 Cal. rifle bbl. Bbl signature is in script but is too worn to read. Classic Bedford County lock plate is initialed “P.W.” for the Bedford County gunsmith Peter White. Rifle is pictured in plate number 128 of The Bedford County Rifle and Its Makers by Calvin Hetrick at which time it was percussion. Peter White is thought to have started his career in northern Maryland before moving to Bedford County where he is said to have been the founding father of the “Bedford County School”. Four piece brass patchbox is engraved with six piercings and a flower design on the finial which, while different, shows the trend toward the conventional Bedford County style. Rifle is very nicely relief carved forward and rear of the cheekpiece, with carving of better quality than his later rifles, around the bbl tang, and forward of the lock and side plate mortise. Stock is of very fine striped curly maple throughout. There are six engraved silver inlays and eight silver escutcheons for the wedges. PROVENANCE: See The Bedford County Rifle and Its Makers, 1973 & 1975, by Hetrick, pp. 3, 6, 11, 39. Collection of Albert Sullivan, Sr. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: 7-1/2″ of forend wood has been replaced at the muzzle and a small 1″ triangle of wood has been replaced at the toe. There is a crack under the lock. Relief carving shows signs of honest wear but remains high and deep to the rear of the cheekpiece. There is a 1-1/4″ piece of wood added between the bbl tang and the lock and a 1-1/8″ piece of wood replaced above the front of the lock. Lock has been reconverted to flint. 4-49877 RG35 (18,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2356	$17,250.00	FLINT LOCK RELIEF CARVED BEDFORD COUNTY KENTUCKY RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO PETER WHITE. SN NSN. 43-3/4″ full oct signed 45 Cal. rifle bbl. Bbl signature is in script but is too worn to read. Classic Bedford County lock plate is initialed “P.W.” for the Bedford County gunsmith Peter White. Rifle is pictured in plate number 128 of The Bedford County Rifle and Its Makers by Calvin Hetrick at which time it was percussion. Peter White is thought to have started his career in northern Maryland before moving to Bedford County where he is said to have been the founding father of the “Bedford County School”. Four piece brass patchbox is engraved with six piercings and a flower design on the finial which, while different, shows the trend toward the conventional Bedford County style. Rifle is very nicely relief carved forward and rear of the cheekpiece, with carving of better quality than his later rifles, around the bbl tang, and forward of the lock and side plate mortise. Stock is of very fine striped curly maple throughout. There are six engraved silver inlays and eight silver escutcheons for the wedges. PROVENANCE: See The Bedford County Rifle and Its Makers, 1973 & 1975, by Hetrick, pp. 3, 6, 11, 39. Collection of Albert Sullivan, Sr. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: 7-1/2″ of forend wood has been replaced at the muzzle and a small 1″ triangle of wood has been replaced at the toe. There is a crack under the lock. Relief carving shows signs of honest wear but remains high and deep to the rear of the cheekpiece. There is a 1-1/4″ piece of wood added between the bbl tang and the lock and a 1-1/8″ piece of wood replaced above the front of the lock. Lock has been reconverted to flint. 4-49877 RG35 (18,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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